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Research

People live longer, healthier lives when they have access to secure housing, health care, nutritious food, and a stable income. In my research, I investigate why people support and oppose government programs aimed at providing these necessities. I also examine how people's cognitive and political biases affect their support for redistributive taxes. In other research, I study how social policies interact with people's geography, race, and income to perpetuate or ameliorate inequities in health and access to care.

I am also a member of the Research Council at the nonprofit organization, A Healthier Democracy, where I investigate how civic engagement within underserved populations affects health outcomes. Below is a list of my ongoing projects along with my published research.


Peer-Reviewed Publications

  1. Carter, B. (2025). Does misunderstanding taxes inflate people's support for Medicare spending? Forthcoming at Journal of Behavioral Public Administration.
  2. Carter, B., Denny, J., Loehrer, A. (2025). Impact of Medicaid Expansion on Stage of Diagnosis of Lung Cancer for Rural and Urban Patients in New Hampshire. Journal of Rural Health. [pdf]
  3. Carlos, H., Weiss, J., Carter, B., Akre, E., Diaz, A., Loehrer, A. (2024). Neighborhood Trajectories from Historic Redlining to the Area Deprivation Index. Journal of Urban Health. [pdf]
  4. Green, L., Carter, B., and Loehrer, A. (2024). Examining Medicaid Waivers: An Opportunity to Promote Equity in Cancer Care. Journal of American Medical Association: Oncology. [pdf]
  5. Loehrer, A.,Weiss, J., Chatoorgoon, K., Bello, O., Hasson, R., Diaz, A., Carter, B., Delmont, M., Akre, E., Carlos, H. (2023). Residential Redlining, Neighborhood Trajectory,and Equity of Breast and Colorectal Cancer Care. Annals of Surgery. [pdf]
  6. Carter, B., and Del Ponte, A. (2022). Integrating web applications into popular survey platforms for online experiments. Behavior Research Methods. [pdf]
  7. Barabas, J., Carter, B., and Shan, K. (2020). Analogical Framing: How Policy Comparisons Alter Political Support for Health Care Reform. American Politics Research. [pdf]

Manuscripts Under Review

  • Carter, B., Del Ponte, A., and DeScioli, P. Do voters understand who benefits from taxes?
  • Carter, B., Kaur-Gill, S., Murphy, M., O'Malley, J., Barnato, A. Disparities in care among patients with serious illnesses: Examining the effects of race and concordance on Advance Care Planning
  • MacMartin, M., Zhang, E., Carter, B., Nano, J., Yen, R., Waspp, G., Elwyn, G., Kirkland, K., Saunders, C. Does palliative care improve consideRATE scores among cancer patients and their care partners?

Working Papers

  • Carter, B., Kernell, G., McCann, J., McCabe, K., and Singh, R. What Mobilizes the Mobilizers: How Healthcare Providers Get Patients Ready to Vote (Manuscript in prep. Presented at APSA 2024.)
  • Carter, B. and DeScioli, P. Fairness and Redistribution: Do people's perceptions of merit and luck depend on their success? (Manuscript in Prep. Presented at MPSA 2024.)
  • Carter, B., Del Ponte, A., DeScioli, P. Partisanship and voting on taxes: Is it more intuitive to tax only the rich? (Manuscript in Prep)
  • Carter, B.,Burden or Benefits: Examining Preferences for Redistributive Taxes in Hard Times (Manuscript in Prep for MPSA 2025)
  • Sawyer, M., Carter, B. Immigrants, Taxes, and Health Care: Does Correcting Misinformation Increase Public Support for Expanding Access to Health Insurance? (Manuscript in Prep for MPSA 2025)